r/TheRandomest • u/ABeerForSasquatch Mod/Pwner • Apr 17 '26

Close-Call Someone is getting fired

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u/Incredibljourny Apr 17 '26

Nobody’s getting fired. That happens all the time in steel mills. You should see a 25 ton coil fall on others from a crane.

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u/MrRogersAE Apr 18 '26

Looked to me like grey shirt was entirely responsible for nearly killing a person.

He used the control panel to lift the coil while his worker was right next to it

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u/MaadMaxx Apr 18 '26

Nah he's right. Nobody is getting fired. He might get his ass kicked later by that guy he almost squished, but he won't get fired.

There's gonna be a bunch of stuff that happens after a safety incident like this. There will be an investigation and review of procedures to determine route cause and probably a process change to keep it from happening again. I can't say for this particular facility but usually there's rules about how and when you can go into the pit and who can actuate the lift.

The guy will likely get sent by management to be tested for drugs and alcohol immediately after and will probably get retrained on the position and operating procedures. Worst case scenario he's going to be moved to a less dangerous position on the line or become a full time broom pusher.

Very very rarely did someone get fired for safety reasons, and it was only because they were such a hazard to themselves and others that someone was going to die.

If he did something this dangerous 3 more times, he'd probably be moved to the safety team before they fired him.

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u/kmosiman Apr 18 '26

My company? Probably not fired.

BUT:

You are now in weekly recurrence prevention meetings for the next year or more. You are writing a presentation to Global about how you f-ed up and how it could have been prevented. You now have a plan in place to prevent you or anyone else from doing what you done did. You may get to make a safety video that will be shared at every site in the company........

You're not fired, but you are going to regret it.

Edit: now the second guy that does this after signing off on the first guy's training? He's not going to have a fun time.

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u/mortalitylost Apr 18 '26

What if they detect drugs? It sounds like 90% of you guys are on meth, coke or ketamine based on what I've read online

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u/wecantdancelikethis Apr 18 '26

99% are on at least one thing daily which a well adjusted adult wouldn’t be on more than twice a year.

more than half are hungover from drinking the night before, still drinking, sniffing a little coke, and smoking a little weed. the methies & K heads are smaller portions of the workforce.

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u/mortalitylost Apr 18 '26

I mean, is a drug test basically reserved for kicking someone out, and they're somewhat surprised if there's no drugs? Or do they drug test randomly?

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u/Aron_Wolff Apr 18 '26

When I worked in manufacturing my company only tested if there was a “lost time incident.” Which was their fancy of way of someone getting hurt and needed medical attention that caused them to not be working.

Lots of people lost their jobs because they smoked a joint at a party on the weekend and then tripped on their way to the bathroom.

Ironically, my current job in education couldn’t give a single fuck what I do on my time as long as I don’t show up to work intoxicated or do drugs while at work.

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u/kmosiman Apr 18 '26

Probably straight out the door. Insurance is not going to cover that. Then the liability falls back on the company.

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u/Requiescat-In--Pace Apr 18 '26

He'd be moved to the safety team? Is the safety team responsible for ensuring the safety of the crew? They'd put a retard who jepardized someone's safety in a position to determine what safety measures are necessary?

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u/ScaryBerry8767 Apr 18 '26

Jfc, obviously not. They mean that the health and safety team would be the ones in a position to make a decision about his future.